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Jiujiang Fuyin Expressway Bridge

Jiujiang Yangtze River Expressway Bridge
九江长江公路大桥
Second Jiujiang Yangtze River Bridge.JPG
Coordinates 29°43′20″N 115°54′30″E / 29.722306°N 115.908444°E / 29.722306; 115.908444Coordinates: 29°43′20″N 115°54′30″E / 29.722306°N 115.908444°E / 29.722306; 115.908444
Carries China Expwy G70 sign no name.svg G70 Fuzhou–Yinchuan Expressway
Crosses Yangtze River
Locale Huanggang, Hubei and Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China
Characteristics
Design Cable-stayed
Total length 1,405 m (4,610 ft) (total span)
8,462 m (27,762 ft) (total bridge length including approaches)
Height 242 m (794 ft)
Longest span 818 m (2,684 ft)
History
Construction start September 27, 2009 (September 27, 2009)
Opened October 28, 2013
Jiujiang Yangtze River Expressway Bridge is located in Hubei
Jiujiang Yangtze River Expressway Bridge
Jiujiang Yangtze River Expressway Bridge
Location in Hubei

The Jiujiang Yangtze River Expressway Bridge (Chinese: 九江长江公路大桥), also known as the Second Jiujiang Bridge, is a cable-stayed bridge over the Yangtze River between Huangmei, Huanggang, in Hubei province and Jiujiang, in Jiangxi province. The bridge carries six lanes of traffic on the G70 Fuzhou–Yinchuan Expressway and is the second Yangtze River crossing in Jiujiang. Construction of the bridge started in September 27, 2009 and the bridge was completed in October 28, 2013.

The bridge's main span of 818 m (2,684 ft) is one of the longest cable-stayed bridge spans in the world. The total length of the bridge span across the Yangtze River is 1,405 m (4,610 ft) (70+75+84+818+233.5+124.5=1405). The bridge structure is 8,462 m (27,762 ft), which consists of the main span, secondary span, northern and southern approaches. The secondary span is 1,300 m (4,300 ft). The northern approach 2,166 m (7,106 ft) consists of the Huangguang Levee Bridge, Fen Road Elevated Bridge and G105 Highway Bridge). The southern approach 3,591 m (11,781 ft) consists of the Qili Lake Bridge and the Bridge over the Jingjiu Railway.



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